This chapter constitutes part B of “An act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes,” approved Aug. 11, 1916. Part A of act of Aug. 11, 1916, containing the “United States Cotton Futures Act,” was repealed by section 4 of act Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, 53 Stat. 1. Part C of that act contained the “United States Warehouse Act,” and is incorporated, as amended, as section
241 et seq. of this title.

Section is comprised of part of section 1 of part B of act Aug. 11, 1916. Other provisions contained in section
1 were classified to former sections
72 and
73 of this title.

Amendments

1968—Pub. L. 90–487substituted “may be cited as” for “shall be known by the short title of”.

Pub. L. 103–156, § 1(a),Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1525, provided that: “This Act [amending sections
75 to
77,
79 to
79b,
79d,
84 to
87e,
87f,
87f–1,
87h,
87j, and
87k of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section
75 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section
79 of this title] may be cited as the ‘United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1993’.”

Short Title of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–624, title XX, § 2001,Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3928, provided that: “This title [enacting sections
75b,
87k,
1427–1,
1593a, and
1622a of this title, amending sections
74,
76,
77,
87b,
1423, and
1445e of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section
76 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Grain Quality Incentives Act of 1990’.”

Short Title of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–518, § 1,Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2584, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections
79d and
87j of this title, amending sections
55,
79,
79a, and
87h of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
79 and
1421 of this title] may be cited as the ‘United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988’.”

Short Title of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–641, title III, § 301,Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3564, provided that: “This title [amending sections
74 and
87b of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
76 and
87b of this title] may be cited as the ‘Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986’.”